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China tech industry

The Continuing Saga of China’s Ant Group
By Megha Shrivastava
2 years after its IPO was scuttled, Ant Group is finally being allowed to increase its capital – with several caveats.

Will China’s Technology Be a Game-Changer in the Post-Pandemic Era?
By Dingding Chen
China’s tech sector is embracing automation and digitization just as the country transitions to the post-COVID era.

Bargaining Chips: US Allies and Export Controls
By Emily Benson
New controls, if maintained, enforced, and ultimately supported by allies, have the potential to reshape the world’s most consequential economic relationships.

Fintech and ‘China’s Reinvention of Money’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Martin Chorzempa.

Space and Technology Were Big Winners at China’s 20th Party Congress
By Namrata Goswami
China’s top leadership changes reflect the prioritization of space, science, and technology.

What the 20th Party Congress Report Tells Us About China’s AI Ambitions
By Jie Gao
Compared to the 19th Party Congress, this year's report is more specific about China's AI ambitions, including military applications.

Europe’s Response to China’s Quest for Technology
By Ivana Karásková, Veronika Blablová, and Filip Šebok
The CCP has been funding scientific research across Europe, even in regions often dismissed as unimportant for China’s science and technology ambitions.

What’s Driving China’s Chip Sector Crackdown?
By Dan Macklin
The recent investigations come amid rising geostrategic competition, a domestic political transition, and broader regulatory tightening.

China’s Semiconductor Breakthrough
By Che-Jen Wang
SMIC’s 7nm process advancement – despite heavy U.S. sanctions – will have major implications for East Asia.

China’s Digital Inroads in the Global South
By Bryce C. Barros and Nathan Kohlenberg
China’s party-state is deepening its hold on the digital information ecosystems of developing countries.

Lithography: The Achilles’ Heel of China’s Semiconductor Industry?
By Justin Feng
Dependence on foreign lithography equipment emerges as a growing liability for Chinese chipmakers in the face of intensifying U.S.-led export controls.

Strict Government Censorship Requirements Leave Chinese Tech Companies Struggling Overseas
By Chauncey Jung
The latest scandal regarding WPS Office highlights the bind Chinese tech companies face.